CLARK FREEPORT – Low cost carrier Philippines’ AirAsia is set to hire 54 more workers, including 20 pilots and first officers, in preparation for the arrival of its two new Airbus A-320 at the end of the year.
In a phone interview on Thursday, AirAsia CEO Marianne Hontiveros said they had launched a massive campaign to inform prospective cabin crews, pilots and first officers about the hiring of additional personnel.
Hontiveros said the 60 percent Filipino-owned airline currently has 171 workers, 94 of whom are cabin crews, pilots and first officers.
“Our pilots and crews for Airplane 3 are now at the AirAsia Academy in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for their training.
All AirAsia personnel train there to learn, especially the culture and ways of different nations,” said Hontiveros, referring to the third Airbus A-320 which is set to arrive in November.
“We are hiring for our fourth plane which is set to arrive in December,” she added.
Hontiveros on June 9 led Philippines’ AirAsia’s inaugural international flight to Kuala Lumpur via their hub in Clark.
Hontiveros announced on Wednesday that AirAsia will have regular flights from here to Hong Kong and to Macau starting July 19. She added that tickets sales have started on June 13 until June 19 for the flights to start on July 19.
To commemorate the twin launch, AirAsia is offering “all-in promo fare” of only P688 one way from Clark to Hong Kong and from only P588 one way from Clark to Macau. Tickets for this promo are available for flights up to January.
“These twin launches provide yet another opportunity for Filipinos to have access to Hong Kong and Macau’s attractions but more important for our OFW families here in Central and Northern Luzon where more than 30 percent of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) came from to reconnect and bring their families closer more than ever through our low cost, high value travel fares,” Hontiveros said.
